In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Born in Lithuania, Soutine emigrated to Paris in 1913 and settled in the bohemian neighborhood of Montparnasse. The identity of his sitters is rarely known, but we can assume they were friends or acquaintances who posed for free; Soutine was desperately poor. Like many of his portraits, this one has a searing psychological intensity. Thick, gestural brush strokes create a distorted body and spectacularly talon-like hands; black eyes stare out from a face swirling with green, orange, and blue.
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Chaïm Soutine — Mad Woman
Chaïm Soutine — Woman in Red Blouse
Chaïm Soutine — Woman in Pink
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — Knave with sweeties
Chaïm Soutine — Farm Girl
Chaïm Soutine — Man Praying
Edvard Munch — Woman with Sick Child. Inheritance
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — Card playing boy
Chaïm Soutine — Le vieillard aux mains jointes
Edvard Munch — Model with Hands Resting on Knees
Edvard Munch — Standing Woman
Chaïm Soutine
